An Account of the Antiquities of the Indians
An Account of the Antiquities of the Indians

Author: Fray Ramon Pané

Publisher: Duke University Press

Published: 1999-11-15

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 9780822323471

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DIVThe first book written in the Americas in a European language, giving Pane’s fifteenth-century account of the native inhabitants he encountered during the Spanish conquest of the Antilles./div

A Grammar of Berbice Dutch Creole
A Grammar of Berbice Dutch Creole

Author: Silvia Kouwenberg

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

Published: 2011-07-22

Total Pages: 713

ISBN-13: 3110885700

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The series builds an extensive collection of high quality descriptions of languages around the world. Each volume offers a comprehensive grammatical description of a single language together with fully analyzed sample texts and, if appropriate, a word list and other relevant information which is available on the language in question. There are no restrictions as to language family or area, and although special attention is paid to hitherto undescribed languages, new and valuable treatments of better known languages are also included. No theoretical model is imposed on the authors; the only criterion is a high standard of scientific quality. To discuss your book idea or submit a proposal, please contact Birgit Sievert.

Amazonian Linguistics
Amazonian Linguistics

Author: Doris L. Payne

Publisher: University of Texas Press

Published: 2014-06-23

Total Pages: 585

ISBN-13: 0292786115

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Lowland South American languages have been among the least studied ln the world. Consequently, their previous contribution to linguistic theory and language universals has been small. However, as this volume demonstrates, tremendous diversity and significance are found in the languages of this region. These nineteen essays, originally presented at a conference on Amazonian languages held at the University of Oregon, offer new information on the Tupian, Cariban, Jivaroan, Nambiquaran, Arawakan, Tucanoan, and Makuan languages and new analyses of previously recalcitrant Tupí-Guaraní verb agreement systems. The studies are descriptive, but typological and theoretical implications are consistently considered. Authors invariably indicate where previous claims must be adjusted based on the new information presented. This is true in the areas of nonlinear phonological theory, verb agreement systems and ergativity, grammatical relations and incorporation, and the uniqueness of Amazonian noun classification systems. The studies also contribute to the now extensive interest in grammatical change.